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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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    "content": "(g) subject to paragraphs (h) and (i), fair completion and merit as the basis of appointments and promotions. Hon. Speaker, I can go on and on. In my view rushing such an important Bill will not do justice to our country. I am convinced - I have spoken about this before - that if this Bill is done well, it will not only help in entrenching cohesion and integration in our country, but will also go a long way in helping Kenya start bold steps towards attaining societal and universal conviviality among our people. There is no gainsaying that the ethnic tensions in our country--- This reality has been one of the major drawbacks in our progress. Even if some of us at individual level have been agitating for the enactment of this law, if such an important Bill can be rushed merely to achieve a timeline that we, as a House, can come together to vary, I think we will not be doing justice to our society. Like all those who spoke before me, I strongly oppose the Procedural Motion to reduce from 14 days to 5 days the time for publication of this Bill. Again, some of us take time to read Bills; it is one of the things that I have noticed in nearly all the Bills that have come to this House and some Members have spoken on it. We see some mistakes in Bills that would be eliminated if only there was sufficient time; some of them even relate to grammar, spelling and simple use of the English language. These things go unnoticed because the time we have to go through the Bills and involve the public in enacting laws is not sufficient. With those remarks I strongly oppose. Thank you, hon. Speaker."
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